An Anthem for the Broken - Matthew Ryan

An anthem for the ones who hurt

Who broke their fists on dreams and dirt

Who climbed the hills and found the sea

Who saw the tops of home and tree

Who never left their hearts in scars

Who caught the fire in the stars

Who held their kids when they were scared

Who found a way from here to there

An anthem for the real reward

The sometimes broke and bent before

Where hope is lost and winter birds

Float from the wires when shots are heard

An anthem for my mother’s arms

The bravest walk, the big alarm

The boxers, cops and soldiers too

The ones who need no gratitude

We won’t quit

An anthem for the brotherhood

The light in the dark and the lean for good

The knowing not which way to go

But here but for the grace of the unknown I know

A dollar’s not a peace nor end

I’d do it all and all again

An anthem for the broken hearts

That made it worlds from where they’d start

We won’t quit